| Debbie Delie was the top
performer in the most successful four years ever at Oakland University women’s
basketball. Debbie garnered an amazing number of honors while leading Oakland to a
four-year record of 98-21, which included two GLIAC titles and pair of NCAA Tournament
trips one of which ended in the final four. Debbie
was a two-time All-American, two-time All-Region and three-time All-GLIAC honoree. As a
senior he was named first team Kodak All-American, GLIAC player of the year, Great Lakes
Regional Tournament Co-MVP, outstanding player in the national quarter-final, and Final
Four All-Tournament Team. In that five-game NCAA Tournament run Debbie scored 132 points,
which still stands as the most points scored by an individual in one NCAA II Tournament.
Debbie holds school records for season and career field
goal percentage and is third or better in eight different career categories, more than any
player in school history. Debbie scored 2,038 points in her career including nine games of
30 or more. She also scored in double figures in the last 75 games of her career.
Not to be outdone off the floor, Debbie earned a
prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and was named a third-team GTE Academic
All-American following her senior year. She was also a two-time Academic All-GLIAC
honoree.
Debbie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from
Oakland and went on to earn a Master’s degree in special education from the
University of Detroit. |
